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Pension funds, 2002
3 Private pension funds1. Investments in shares by sector. 31 December. NOK Million
Sector 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002*
     
Total 14 302 12 770 19 454 19 827 19 546 13 111
     
General government .. .. .. .. .. ..
Central government .. .. .. .. .. ..
County municipalities .. .. .. .. .. ..
Municipalities .. .. .. .. .. ..
     
Financial enterprises 3 096 3 886 4 909 6 584 6 974 5 260
State lending institutions .. .. .. .. .. ..
Commercial banks 697 761 357 226 270 317
Saving banks 292 310 338 263 280 187
Mortgage companies 13 9 5 5 5 ..
Finance companies 5 5 39 .. .. 11
Unit trusts (UK)/Mutual funds (US) 1 902 2 532 3 543 5 552 5 916 4 202
Other financial enterprises 33 229 596 497 459 297
Life insurance companies etc. 60 32 31 4 .. ..
Non-life insurance companies 92 8 .. .. 6 22
Financial auxiliaries .. .. .. 37 37 224
     
Non-financial enterprises 9 664 6 349 8 339 5 848 5 430 4 104
Central government enterprises .. .. .. 0 .. ..
Other state enterprises 351 225 882 679 569 476
Municipal enterprises .. .. .. .. .. ..
Private incorporated companies 9 314 6 124 7 457 5 168 4 862 3 628
Private non-profit institutions .. .. .. 0 .. ..
     
Household etc. 1 .. 1 17 .. 3
Quasi-corporated private enterprises (i.e. partnership companies, joint ownership etc.) .. .. .. 17 .. 3
Private non-profit institutions serving households .. .. .. .. .. ..
Unincorporated private enterprises .. .. .. .. .. ..
Households of employees .. .. .. .. .. ..
Unspecified sector 1 .. 1 .. .. ..
     
Rest of the world 1 542 2 535 6 204 7 377 7 142 3 743

1Before 1998 municipal enterprises pension funds are included in private pension funds.

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